A man’s body was found near West Elverta Road near the Sacramento International Airport, and sheriff’s deputies are investigating the scene as a homicide.

A man’s body was found near West Elverta Road near the Sacramento International Airport, and sheriff’s deputies are investigating the scene as a homicide.

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Updated: 1:42 PM PST Nov 25, 2015

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WEBVTT LISA: THAT BREAKING STORY IS OUT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY WHERE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A HOMICIDE IN NORTH SACRAMENTO. A MAN'S BODY WAS FOUND THIS MORNING IN A FIELD OFF WEST ELVERTA ROAD. THAT'S NEAR THE SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. KEVIN OLIVER JOINS US. KEVIN: RIGHT NOW, A LVERTA ROAD HAS BEEN CLOSED. THE POLICE ARE STILL COLLECTING EVIDENCE AND NOTING WHERE ALL THE EVIDENCE IS. THE MAN'S BODY IS STILL OUT THERE. IT WAS FOUND 50 YARDS OR SO OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. FIBER OPTICS CREWS WORKING ALONG THIS ROAD THIS MORNING SPOTTED WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS A BODY AROUND 7:15 AND CALLED 911. PARAMEDICS AND DEPUTIES COULD SEE THE MAN WAS ALREADY DEAD. IT APPEARS HE WAS SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES OF THE TORSO, BUT THEY CANNOT SAY FOR CERTAIN IF IT HAPPENED HERE IN THE FIELD OR SOMEWHERE ELSE. AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS, IF THE BODY WAS DUMPED HERE OR IF THE PERSON WAS KILLED HERE. THEY ARE PROCESSING FROM THE OUTSIDE IN IN THAT DETERMINATION . IT MAY NOT BE MADE FOR A WHILE. THERE IS AN ABSOLUTE POSSIBILITY THAT THE VICTIM WAS KILLED SOMEWHERE ELSE AND BROUGHT HERE. KEVIN: INVESTIGATORS DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE BODY HAS BEEN HERE. THIS IS BETWEEN I-5 AND HIGHWAY 99 WITH EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS. DEPUTIES HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED THE MAN YET. THEY HOPE TO HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION LATER TODAY OR EARLY TOMORROW. WE SHOULD POINT OUT WE ARE NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. SOME PRETTY RURAL AREA. INVESTIGATORS SAY, IF THEY FOUND SHOTGUN SHELLS, IT WOULD NOT BE UNUSUAL FOR THEM TO BE IN THIS AREA. BUT THERE IS EASY ACCESS TO BOTH

Body found near Sacramento International Airport

A man’s body was found near West Elverta Road near the Sacramento International Airport, and sheriff’s deputies are investigating the scene as a homicide.